Lyrics
Well, I’ve done my share of travelin’ ridin’ on the rails
Never paid for any journey, was never asked to pay
Whoever found me in a boxcar just knew why I was there
And if they happened to ask, I’d have a story I could share
I’d pull the doors wide open as we rolled through country towns
Wave to all the farmers workin’ up their land and ground
It’s like as if I knew them all and they all know me too
A special bond formed in seconds that becomes a part of you
I love the sound of those big steel wheels rollin’ down the tracks
Hitchin’ a ride in a boxcar all I own on my back
The whistling wind ‘n lonesome whippoorwills calling through the night
Like they’re singing just for me, everything’ll be all right
There’s a special kind of loneliness that warms the heart
I found it ridin’ on the rails when my life had fell apart
I’d play a little tune to that railroad melody
And find beauty in the moonlight shining down on me
Well, there’s nothing more I need than another rail to ride
There’s not all that much I need to be happy and survive
Let me ride in a boxcar ’n hear that railroad melody
And play a little tune all the way from here to eternity
I love the sound of those big steel wheels rollin’ down the tracks
Hitchin’ a ride in a boxcar all I own on my back
The whistling wind ‘n lonesome whippoorwills calling through the night
Like they’re singing just for me, everything’ll be all right
I love the sound of those big steel wheels rollin’ down the tracks
Hitchin’ a ride in a boxcar all I own on my back
The whistling wind ‘n lonesome whippoorwills calling through the night
Like they’re singing just for me, everything’ll be all right
I love the sound of those big steel wheels rollin’ down the tracks
Hitchin’ a ride in a boxcar all I own on my back
The whistling wind ‘n lonesome whippoorwills calling through the night
Like they’re singing just for me, everything’ll be all right
Yeah, like they’re singing just for me, everything will be all right
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